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well i think i mean looking at obama's speech there is i don't think anyone is surprised that the sort of widespread amnesia that it was on in the political discourse in the west about the role of the united states and europe in propping up authoritarian regimes in the region and i think one of the reasons why the speech rings so false for a lot of people watching outside of the western world is because you know people who people who don't live in the west tend to have longer memories about these sorts of things you know i mean the obama administration would like the narrative of the united states in the middle east to begin the day that he supported the revolution in egypt and actually it doesn't work that way so i mean i think that. americans tend to have just very short memories about the government's role in middle eastern politics and that to me i think is a shame as to the question about the way mr obama drew the distinction about blasphemy and free speech and i think this is an issue that's very difficult for americans to understand but i think a part of it is as you said is bec
well i think i mean looking at obama's speech there is i don't think anyone is surprised that the sort of widespread amnesia that it was on in the political discourse in the west about the role of the united states and europe in propping up authoritarian regimes in the region and i think one of the reasons why the speech rings so false for a lot of people watching outside of the western world is because you know people who people who don't live in the west tend to have longer memories about...
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iraq so this is one and the same things are that is why when when obama goes up on stage and tries to exert american values as though they're universal values for many muslims they would say this is a hypocrisy there's a contradiction between what america aspires to what america wants to impose in the world and what it well what we know what it claims to be so there's a big gap between the reality and the aspirations of america that's how most muslims will surely see this is going to. be to jump in berkeley go ahead. i mean i think also though it's important not to ignore sort of the local dynamics in place and on all these protests or when we talk about reactions the middle east have to are just pure reactions or are a responses to what's going on in america i mean there is there is a deep political confiscation going on right now especially in egypt between more right wing elements and salaf the parties and the muslim brotherhood and a lot of these demonstrations are mobilizations in front of and many embassies are actually you know best placed in the context of regional dynamics an
iraq so this is one and the same things are that is why when when obama goes up on stage and tries to exert american values as though they're universal values for many muslims they would say this is a hypocrisy there's a contradiction between what america aspires to what america wants to impose in the world and what it well what we know what it claims to be so there's a big gap between the reality and the aspirations of america that's how most muslims will surely see this is going to. be to...
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and i will always defend their right to do so obama also pledged his support for arab spring nations like egypt and libya however when egypt's new president spoke at the un for the first time mohamed morsi said free speech will not be accepted as a free pass to insult islam holy prophet. the obscenities recently released as part of an organized campaign against islamic sentences is unacceptable and requires a firm stand egypt respects freedom of expression one that is not directed towards one specific religion or culture but the opening of the un general assembly is usually criticized as political theater with a lot of talk this year however there was no talking with us president barack obama the leader of the country hosting the un left immediately after his speech on day one and held no bilateral meetings on day to the eighth and final speech of the always controversial iranian leader so accusations of corrupt western politics and a subtle tipping of the hat to the occupy wall street movement are we to believe that those who spend hundreds of millions of dollars in election campaig
and i will always defend their right to do so obama also pledged his support for arab spring nations like egypt and libya however when egypt's new president spoke at the un for the first time mohamed morsi said free speech will not be accepted as a free pass to insult islam holy prophet. the obscenities recently released as part of an organized campaign against islamic sentences is unacceptable and requires a firm stand egypt respects freedom of expression one that is not directed towards one...
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president bashar al assad to step down and then his sentiments were echoed by britain and by france obama said that just as the u.s. he says stood by supported and helped liberate the people in egypt in libya he would like to see this. in syria but on the other hand you have many other countries such as russia china brazil and so on and so forth saying that there can't be. any outside intervention into what's taking place in syria this is a crisis that needs to be decided in ended between the parties between the syrian government and the opposition and russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov addressed the general assembly saying that the only way to solve this is through the six point peace plan that was outlined by our former joint special envoy kofi annan many months ago and one of those six points calls for an immediate cease fire but the syrians are saying the syrian government is saying how will the opposition put their guns down if the western countries are calling for assad to step down the syrian government believes this is only provoking the opposition groups and the rebels to fi
president bashar al assad to step down and then his sentiments were echoed by britain and by france obama said that just as the u.s. he says stood by supported and helped liberate the people in egypt in libya he would like to see this. in syria but on the other hand you have many other countries such as russia china brazil and so on and so forth saying that there can't be. any outside intervention into what's taking place in syria this is a crisis that needs to be decided in ended between the...